Monitor your Reading Expect to Understand When you read, make sure you understand the text. If there is something in the text that confuses you, reread or read on to make it clear, to clarify the ideas.
Suppose you read this text and you are not sure what at odds means. From the text: Mama Lil and I had been butting heads ever since I could remember and the older I got, the more at odds we were. Reread: The first sentence says, "Mama Lil and I had been butting heads". If people are butting heads, what are they doing? Read on: If that clue does not help enough, you still don't understand, continue reading. You may find more clues and be able to figure out what at odds means. You Wonder: Why are they at odds?
From the text:She thought I weighed too much and dressed badly. I thought she smoked too much and overdid it with her fake gold chains.
How does reading on help you understand how Mama Lil and the girl were at odds?
Building Bridges - Clarify Ideas
Monitor your Reading
Expect to Understand
When you read, make sure you understand the text. If there is something in the text that confuses you, reread or read on to make it clear, to clarify the ideas.
Suppose you read this text and you are not sure what at odds means.
From the text:
Mama Lil and I had been butting heads ever since I could remember and the older I got, the more at odds we were.
Reread:
The first sentence says, "Mama Lil and I had been butting heads". If people are butting heads, what are they doing?
Read on:
If that clue does not help enough, you still don't understand, continue reading. You may find more clues and be able to figure out what at odds means. You
Wonder: Why are they at odds?
From the text: She thought I weighed too much and dressed badly. I thought she smoked too much and overdid it with her fake gold chains.
How does reading on help you understand how Mama Lil and the girl were at odds?